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" tions inalinementothe pipes 2 n `Be it known'thatRonnrllf` SIM oN a"entirestructnreniay'be securely. lockedcitizen of fthe` United States,lresidin "1 "fagainstfinjuriousldistortiont The portion"` Columbus, inthe countyfofFrankliniaridfof thestructure thus tarfdescribeddoes not 5Statefof Ohio, hasinventedcertainrnew formlwthe'novelfeaturesfthefpresentinl 6o and useful Improvements in Supports for:ventionbut is claimed in" Ypatent referred Meters, (division of my lapplication Serial to above wherein the" various advantages are Number189,443, filed September 4l, 1917,) fully set forth.` l i i of whichthefollowing is a specification.`

This invention relates to supports for `With a second pierced `ear 16which forinsfa 65 meters, particularly gas meters, "and isz `meansofsupporting my novel shelf strucdesigned to properly support the sameto re ture. "As shown in the present drawing, lieve the metersthemselves tromany undue this support is formed of a rod 17 bent tostrain. My invention thereforelhas for its Ushape to properlyit theundersideof the l5 main object a shelf structure `for so sup meter andis threaded at itstvvo extremities `70 porting the meter from itsconnections that asl shown at 18. TurnWbuckles `19 are prothe likelihoodof breaking or warping of the vided and are screwed onto these threadedYmeter connections isreduced to al minimum. t ends and also carryhookedrods 20 `at their In this connection, it is also my object toreyjopposite ends. These hooked rods in turn 20 duce the amount of labornecessary in setare secured to springs 21 which latter are in 75 tingameter toa minimum. Vturn anchored to; the `.pierced `ears 16 after Thepreferred embodiment of my inven the ymanner shown. By means of the tionis shown in the accompanying sheet of springs, the shelf supportingstructure may t drawing in which similar characters of retbe drawntightly against the underside of ercnce designate corresponding `partsand in the meter and inasmuch as these springs are 80 which the ligureshowsa conventional type supported@from` the fittingsA l and 15, the ofgas meter suitably connected and fsnp strain on the inlet and outletpipes attached ported by my improved type of shelf structo the meteritself is entirely relieved.

t ture. i f l t i Further, tension of these springsmaybe so ln thisfigure, the gas meter as a Whole lg` i varied at Will so that they maybe madeto 85 designated by the reference numeral 1 and is EXGIt lil PUBSby PITOPGIY ldUStllg the shown as being provided With theconventurnbuckles 19.. By this arrangement, the tional type of inlet andoutlet, `pipes 2 and 3, entire structure connected to the meter may Tothese connections, there is secured a meter" be described asbbeingself'contained and the attachmentol' the form shown" and claimed`sheltitsel occupies a minimum o space, 90 in my Patent No.1,284,160dated Novem- `hasapleasingappearance and at the same ber 5,1918. This attachment includes suittimeis throroughly practical inoperation. able fittings 4 and 5 connectedto the meter When properlyadjusted, no strains Whates shown and provided with unions 6i at everneed remain in the meter pipes; and 3 a0 their upper ends for directattachmentto so that `the user may be assured against 95 the gas inletand outlet pipes shown at 7" breaks ofthe `meter from this source.Furand` 8. Each ofthe fittings Ll and `5is` also ther, fbv selecting theproper springs `and provided with a laterally projecting 4ear 9tensioning them S0 that they exert a pull` which is pierced for pivotalconnection with greater than thatof the weight of the e5 the transverseconnection formed of the meter, a` resultantdpressure is produced in 100telescopic sections 10 and 11. The section theform of compressionbetween the fittings 10 is shown as being pivotally `mounted to `4 and 5andthe meter proper which will opthe fitting 4 at 12 While the section11 is erate to automatically compensate for "any connected to theopposite fitting as shown at `shrinkage in any gaskets used and will 5913'. The opposite end of this section `11 is eliminate the probabilityortendency of any 105 slotted as shown at 14 and is also providediunscrewingoi the threaded connections thus with a series otthreads toaccommodate the materially reducing the likelihood of anyf nut l5 sothat after the `parts have been `lealrs.- ,t i l assembled and adjustedto their natural What I claim is:` y l positions "to accommodateany`slightvariay 1. The combination with a meter of t- 110 tinge for theinlet and outlet thereof, a shelf supporting structure vfor the metervsuspended from said fittings, and spring means forming a portion of saidstructure arranged to pull the supporting structure toward said ittingsin opposition 4to the Weight of the meter. l p21 The ycombination with ameter, of littings for the inlet and outlet-thereof, aV shelf supportingstructure for the meter suspended fromsaid-fittings, spring means V`forming a portion of said structure arranged to pull the` supporting.structure f toward said-fittings in opposition to the Weightlofthemeter, .and means whereby the tension of saidspring'means may beVaried.

3.' The combinationfwth a meter and Y means for securingit to itspipelines, of a.

shelf. supporting structure for the meter operatively located betweenthe meter and its pipe lines, and spring means forming a portion of saidstructure and arranged to exert a pull on the meter toward its pipe lineconnections in opposition to the Weight of the meter.

4; Thek combination with a meter and means-for securing it to its pipelines, of a shelf supporting structure for the meter operativelylooatedbetweenthe meter and its pipe 1ines,'spring means forming aportion of said structure and arranged to exert a pull on the vmetertoward its pipe line connections in opposition to the Weight of themeter, and vmeans for varying the tension 1of said springs. l

In testimonv whereof I affix my signature.

ROBERT D. SIMPSON.

